Kapitel 11: To belong || 3

"When did Cameron pay his price then?"

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"What?" His question drew her attention back to him, she stared at him perplexedly. "Everyone does anything for their benefits, You payed the consequences for your selfish feelings, what about him, the guy who fooled you and used you?" Damon talked the way Andrea talked. Throwing questions back at her.

It made Andrea slightly startled. She tried to look for an answer, but for the second time, she felt like she had no reply. He was right, why was she the only one paying the price when he did a bigger sin that her's? "I...well..." She fiddled with her fingers, Damon instantly talked, not allowing her to say anything.

"I think you always thought you're in the wrong, Frankly speaking, you're right. we're all greedy. We all do things in life for our benefits, not thinking of the consequences or how it may hurt someone else. But what differs between the good and bad is the scale of the thing they did, How bad was it? and what benefit did it give? what was the intention?" Damon's serious words made Andrea rethink of things, He, in fact was right.

"Your benefit was simple, you wanted to love and be loved. Your intention wasn't so pure, I'm pretty sure that what you thought about first was how would this bring more fame to your name, Right?" Andrea listened quietly, the more he talked, the more he said the truth she wanted to throw out of the window and forget about.

"That was washed away with time, you loved him. Your intention became pure and one of a kind. How bad was it? You went as far as kidnapping someone, But please. Let's not joke here. You were so scared of Cameron that all you did was probably slap her yourself although you could've killed her but you didn't." Damon shrugged and Andrea felt more ashamed. "Cameron on the other hand gave you false hope, made you delusional and hurt you deeply then left like you didn't even exist and lived his life. While you, kept crying because of him. And he was living his best life. Even got a girlfriend who's soon to be his wife. When you're still stuck in the past." He added, making Andrea more and more nervous.

"He didn't kidnap you, beat you up, slap you or anything physical. But to you, what he did was enough to kill you a thousand times, in my opinion what he did is equally bad." Damon slipped his fingers around the glass of wine, gently swirling the red liquid in the cup. Looking very alluring under the diamond chandelier light. Andrea couldn't tear her gaze away, the things in her mind were taking a hold of her tongue making it paralyzed and unable to speak. His words were simple yet had a lot of weight for her.

"You shouldn't care about someone who doesn't have 0.1% of what you have for him. Life is cruel and unfair. It would be even more depressing if you regret your past,or stop yourself from trying to move in life."

That.

Everything he said...

'Why am I so pathetic?' She hated it to the core. She was never this weak but why is it ever since she met that man did she feel like crying so much??? Damon indifferently took a sip from the wine. His eyes looking as clear as ever.

A comfortable silence came in between them, Andrea thinking of Damon's words, While Damon had nothing but worry in his heart. Andrea shook her head a little then looked at Damon. Before she could talk, Damon spoke. "Do enjoy your food, Ms. Lian." Damon switched back to professional mode, Andrea had no other option but to do so as well. She didn't understand that man. What was he doing to her and what's with his constant attitude changes? Damon ate his steak quietly while Andrea slowly cut into the tender meat. She didn't feel like eating, the heavy conversation made her lose her appetite. Damon furrowed. 'She should eat...the conversation must've annoyed her.' He tried to find a solution to cheer her up, what could he do?

The light dimmed beautifully and loving music started to play. Couples went on and started to dance and Andrea...just listened to the beautiful melody without saying a word. She watched the sweet moves, putting her knife and fork down and just losing herself in the pleasure of music.

Her eyes seemed to become more alive the more she listened, music has always been her only friend. Seeing her reaction, Damon smiled. 'I guess she really loves music, hmm..'

"Would you like to dance with me?" Said Damon. Andrea's worries seemed to wash away when she saw him standing Infront of her with an unmoving expression. His lips had a small smile that made him look more handsome. Andrea felt like she was in some magical fairytale. For a second, the time had stopped. She gently pressed her fingers into his palm. "I can't see why not." She said with a polite smile. His hand was big and cold and so was her hand small yet cold..

Nonetheless...their hands melted into eachother making a warm feeling.

(Play "Under the influence": Joel Sunny)

As the next song played, The pair made their way to the dance floor. Damon slipped his hand down to Andrea's waist, Taking hold of her slender and beautiful hand gently. Andrea placed her palm on Damon's shoulder and stood up straight with her hand in his. They both danced to the beat elegantly. They stared deep in eachother's eyes and felt as if there's nothing else in the world. It felt so right for both of them. On beat, Damon took a step forward, Andrea took a step back. A step to the right met with a step to the right...Damon carefully swayed Andrea to the song.

The cello took hold for a couple of lovely seconds, careful and gentle...then the violin and cello charmingly got more passionate. So did their moves. The couples that were dancing before them didn't dare to dance anymore, they stood there watching the attractive pair. Gasping in awe.

Andrea didn't notice anyone, her focus was poured on Damon and the rhythm of their moves, it felt like they've done this countless times before. The both appreciated the music and danced silently. On beat, Damon swirled Andrea in his arms then swirled her back while holding her hand. He took hold of her waist again, As Andrea's hair swayed with the music. Andrea placed her hand on his shoulder with his hand on her waist,they both walked opposite eachother in a circular motion with an amazing rhythm. Their moves became more passionate and graceful. Damon took a step to the right, to which Andrea replied by taking a step to the left, He placed his hand on her back,Damon spinned Andrea, then stepped back, Andrea went forward, Wrapping her arms around his neck, His hands sneaked around her small back. They danced delightfully in that position.

'Why am I..'

Andrea's heartbeat quickened.

'My heart is beating so fast...'

'She's so charming, But How...' Damon thought.

«''How are we moving with such rhythm?''»

Damon and Andrea's steps clacked on the dance floor and finally, Damon's hand found her small hips, quickly taking hold of her arm, he swiftly lowered her body. They were both so lost in eachother's eyes. Damon kept staring at her red lips, while Andrea felt like she should get closer to him as her arms encircled his neck...A taste of those soft lips.

A rush of a pleasant feeling ran through their bodies as they got closer, however, they quickly separated as the crowd applaud and cheered, They politely bowed then went back to their seats.

Andrea felt a little frustrated, what was that feeling? it made her head run in circles but if one thing for sure, she wasn't in her depressed state anymore.

Damon felt his heart being warm, the way her arms perfectly hugged his neck and the way her eyes gazed into his...He wanted more, Not only the lust, but that giddy feeling inside when they look at eachother. Anyhow, He stayed calm and calculated with no trace of embarrassment, although his ears were sort of red.

They sat down and Andrea finally ate. "This is so good!" Andrea exclaimed happily. Her eyes brightened up. Damon couldn't help but chuckle as he continued his dish. "I'm glad it's to your liking, By the way.. I've thought about it."

"Hmm? About what?"

"Your fame, I've noticed that ever since the incident, you stopped posting on your social media." He remarked, Andrea answer by nodding gently. "That's true, I didn't have the energy to take pictures nor did I go on set ever since that day to post."

"I was thinking, what if you went back to social media? I also know that you write songs from your account, what if you make a song? This wouldn't be expected from people, besides, you'll be our guest of honor in our party, That would boost your reputation a lot." Damon suggested, Andrea's eyes sparkled at the thought, her? singing a song? that would be amazing! "I agree! it's a great idea, frankly I've never thought about anything but modeling, nonetheless the idea was great to her.

"It's settled then, For the wish of our success!" Damon rose his glass making a toast with a confident smile that danced on his lips, Andrea proudly smiled, rose her glass, and clacked it with him. "Cheers!" they said, then sipped on the tasty drink.

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5pm, The sun began to set down. Damon excused himself to the bathroom while Andrea sat there browsing through her songs.

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"Yes,Mr. Gracia? Shall I come to pick you and Ms.Lian up?"

"No. I want you to come and park the car then go back to the office. I'll drive."

...Absolute silence.

"Lawrence?"

"I'm sorry, what did you say? Did everything go well with Ms.Lian,sir..?" Lawrence was a bit scared, His boss knows how to drive but...he only drove alone when he was angry or pissed off so he doesn't vent his anger on him. "Everything went well, I just want to drive alone with Ms.Lian is all. What makes you ask that?" Damon's voice sounded a bit fierce from his assistant's words.

For the second time, Lawrence was dumbfounded. "Sir...do you perhaps..." The poor guy gulped in fear then gathered all the courage he had left and questioned: "Do you perhaps...L-like M-miss Lian...?" he asked, hoping that his boss won't shout at that moment. "I do." Damon shamelessly answered. "A lot." he added.

'WTF???' Lawrence couldn't believe his ears, he even took a double look at the Caller's ID to make sure he isn't talking to the wrong person. 'Are my ears going bad?? MR. GRACIA ACTUALLY SAID HE LIKED SOMEONE?!' Lawrence felt like celebrating, 'But Ms. Lian kidnapped Rosie... she's probably a ba—... Nevermind, not like Sir didn't kidnap his traitors anyway, Rosie deserved it!!!'

"Lawrence! What are you doing?!"

"S-sorry sir!!!! I'll get the car right away, please wait for 15 minutes!" The call ended and Lawrence rushed to do as told.

"Boss, goodluck...!"